Total Crime Rate
88.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackthorn Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bromley North , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Street (E3 3PW) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Bromley North average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackthorn Street (E3 3PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devons Road, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pioneer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yeo Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaucus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devons Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Devons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devons Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yeo Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yeo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yeo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeo Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Celandine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glaucus Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rounton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purdy Street | Under investigation |
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